Author Archives: Ying L

This week I was made aware of the new paper “New beetles from Hong Kong (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)” recently published in Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine by Guillaume de Rougemont that describes 15 new species of beetle found in Hong Kong. Among the 15 newly described species is a beetle named Stenus luoleeorum. The beetle was named after

So mid 2016 I described a new species of ant, and here is a new article that mentions that discovery: Country parks help protect Hong Kong’s extraordinary biodiversity, but continuity not guaranteed I was approached by the author to comment on biodiversity in Hong Kong. Personally I believe that we should strive to preserve as

Hi everyone! Last year I attended a field course in China that was life changing. It was the “Advanced Fieldcourse in Ecology and Conservation” (AFEC). I have written about it in two blog posts (Part 1 and Part 2). Anyway, it is now open for applications. CLICK HERE It is for postgraduate students, mainly from

Introduction (Cont. from Part 1) Interested in applying for the Advanced Fieldcourse in Ecology and Conservation? Or just want to know more about life in XTBG? This is Part 2 of my posts regarding my thoughts on AFEC. You can read the first part here. The first part is more about applications and information about

Introduction The Advanced Field Course in Ecology and Conservation (AFEC) is a 6-week field course that is held at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Gardens (XTBG), a research institution located near Jinghong, in the Yunnan province of China. XTBG is affliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), so if you are enrolled as a student with CAS